LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 8, 1999 TO: Honorable Irma Rangel, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1869 by Pitts (Relating to the annexation of territory to a public junior college district.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * * * * The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal * * basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of * * the bill. * ************************************************************************** This bill would revise the areas eligible for annexation by public community college districts. There would be no direct impact to state funds. Local Government Impact The bill would expand the annexation authorization powers of junior colleges, enabling larger areas to be included within the district of a junior college. To the degree that junior college districts take advantage of this expanded authorization, the taxing area of the district and the tuition paid by students living in newly annexed areas would be affected. This would vary from district to district. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, CT, LD, DB